Providing Context Helps
Yesterday at work, I got the following comment (paraphrased)
Other: You are going to lead the project
Me: OK
Other: Here are the stuff you need deal with:
Task A
... description ...
Task B
... description ..
you have indicated that the information provided was complete and you have accepted it.
... blah blah ...
Me: I am ok except for the following line:
you have indicated that the information provided was complete and you have accepted it.
... confusion ensues ...
Me: Ok let me paraphrase what you said:
Archie had indicated that the information provided was complete and Archie had accepted it.
Other: Ooops. That part was something I copied and pasted from an e-mail that describes the new work that I got
... LOLs ensue ...
The lesson? Be careful when copying and pasting. If it has pronouns, make sure you provide the context otherwise confusion and LOLs ensue.
